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- 1,107,066. Patented Aug. 11 1914.

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GEORGE CHRISTIAN HEIM, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

REGEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

Application filedMay 28, 1912. Serial No. 700,247.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I; GEORGE C. HEIM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented new and useful Improvements inReceptacles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to ash sifters and has for an object to provide adevice of this character which will be so constructed to render the samedust proof whereby it may be used if desired in immediate proximity to astove and operated without creating an external distribution of thedust.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash sifter which willbe strong and durable and which will include a cinder retaining tray andan ash or dust collecting receptacle, the former being rotatably mountedupon the latter whereby an effective separation of the dust and theashes can be made with little manual labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash sifter wherein theguard between the dust collector and the cinder collector will bedesigned to readily permit of the attachment thereto of a foraminousscreening member or the detachment of said member therefrom with theminimum labor and the maximum rapidity.

In the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which likeletters of ref: erence indicate similar parts in the several views:-Figure 1 is an inverted perspective view of the cinder collector. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the dust collector. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection through the complete device.

The device which has been designed with a view to eliminating the use ofash pans in the ash pits of stoves and which is particularly adapted tobe used in immediate proximity to a stove as the ashes are removedtherefrom comprises a lower dust collector 1, an upper cinder collector2 and a cover 3. The dust collector is preferably in form of acylindrical pan having a bottom 4 and an annular vertical wall 5, thelatter having secured thereto and disposed exteriorly thereof arelatively strong reinforcing band 6. The cinder collector 2 preferablycomprises a cylindrical member 7 whose diameter transversely exceeds thediameter of the lower member 1 so that the lower walls of the member 7may be made to embrace the walls 5. Secured to the walls 7 interiO-rlythereof and also near the bottom is an angle iron ring 8 having ahorizontal inwardly extending guard flange 9 and a vertical attachingflange 10, the latter serving in a measure to reinforce the walls 7 andto prevent the crushing in thereof on the careless handling ormanipulation of the device.

The screening member 11 which consists preferably of a sheet of gauze orforaminous member of a configuration conforming with that of the member2 is superimposed with relation to the flange 9 so that its outerportion is in flat contact with said flange with a view to finding asubstantial purchase thereagainst. A clamping ring 12 is disposed abovethe screening member 11, being arranged in contact therewith and clampedthereto by removable fastenings such as bolts or the equivalent thereof13 which are passed through the flange 9, the member 11 and the ring 12as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. This construction is suchthat the foraminous screening member 11 when worn may be removed at theconvenience of the operator and replaced by a new member at a minimumcost and with maximum rapidity. It is stated that the lower end of themember 2 embraces the Wall 5 of the member 1 whereby the'latter may berotated upon the former with the flange 9 resting against the upper edgeof the band 6. When the companion members 1 and 2 of the device areassociated with each other as shown in Fig. 3 flange 7 extends slightlyinto the member 1 so that the joint between the latter and the member 2is sealed in such manner that the dust or ashes escaping through thescreening member 11' will not be subjected or liable to externalscattering or displacement.

The member 1 is provided with one or more handles 14: while the member 2is provided with one or more similar handles 15. In operation thesifting device may be placed in such proximity to a stove that the ashesmay be shoveled from the ash pit thereof and deposited directly in themember 2. One of the handles 14: is then held in one hand of theoperator while one of the handles 15 is grasped in the other hand andthe latter controlled so as to impart rotary movements to the member 2.The lid 3 which is provided herein is preferably provided with a handle15 and 2. depending flange 16, the latter being adapted to snugly itagainst the wall 7 so as to prevent the escape of the dust during thesitting operation. Rotating the member 2 on the member 1 causes therequired separation of the ashes from the cinders, the latter remainingin the member 2 while the former will be collected and retained in themember 1. After the necessary movements have been imparted to the member2 to cause the proper separation of the ashes from the cinders the cover2 can be removed and water may be sprinkled upon the cinders remainingin the member 2 so as to allay the dust. Water sprinkled in this mannerinto the member 2 will find its Way to the member 1 so that the asheswill be moistened sufiiciently to prevent the escape of the dust whenthe members 1 and 2 are separated from each other.

' I claim A receptacle including upper and lower .iembers, said uppermember being of a greater diameter than said lower member and having itsbottom edge embracing and spaced from the exterior surface of the upperedge of said latter mentioned member, a

ring secured to and embracing the exterior surface of said lower memberand disposed flush with the top edge thereof, and arranged within thespace between the meeting ends of said members, another ring locatedwholly within the upper member and disposed flush with its bottom edgeand flush with the bottom edge of the first mentioned ring, said lastnamed ring being bent angularly at its medial portion to presentvertical and horizontal engaging portions, said vertical portionfrictionally engaging with the exterior annular surface of the firstmentioned ring, while the horizontal portion extends inwardly andfrictionally engages with the top edge of the said first Copies of thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

